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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Rowling Might Revise Two Potter Books

HogwartsAkira Suemori / AP PhotoJ.K. Rowling may be on the verge of publishing her first novel for adults, but that does not mean she won’t consider returning to the Harry Potter universe at some point in the future. Rowling recently told the BBC, “Where Harry’s story is concerned, I’m done.” But she added, “Now, if I had a fabulous idea that came out of that world, because I loved writing it, I would do it.” And Rowling is also considering revising two unnamed Harry Potter books because she was not entirely satisfied with them. “I had to write them on the run,” she said. “And there were times when it was really tough. And I read them, and I think, ‘Oh God, maybe I’ll go back and do a director’s cut,’ I don’t know.”

J.K. Rowling may be on the verge of publishing her first novel for adults, but that does not mean she won’t consider returning to the Harry Potter universe at some point in the future.

Rowling recently told the BBC, “Where Harry’s story is concerned, I’m done.” But she added, “Now, if I had a fabulous idea that came out of that world, because I loved writing it, I would do it.” And Rowling is also considering revising two unnamed Harry Potter books because she was not entirely satisfied with them. “I had to write them on the run,” she said. “And there were times when it was really tough. And I read them, and I think, ‘Oh God, maybe I’ll go back and do a director’s cut,’ I don’t know.”